Hello,
Great fun reading over your choices. Here are a few I enjoy
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - 180g
Harry Belafonte - At Carnegie Hall - shaded dog
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde - 180g - mono
Ito Ema - Goldberg Variations - 180g
Elgar Violin Concerto - conducted by Daniel Barenboim with the London Philharmonic |
Also for stunning performance and startling imaging i recommend:
King singers, Good vibrations. Play it in pitch black darkness, as my non-audiphile daughter said, "it will creep you out" |
Top 5 can't (hardly) go wrong artists.
holly cole
jennifer warnes
diana krall
peter cincotti
lyle lovett |
Kenny wayne Shepherd "I found love when I found you" from Trouble IS (great Blues CD)
And the new Dave MAthews Solo ALbum "You Devil" is recorded AWESOME.....
D (intersting selection Rocket....similar Kelly Joe Phelps "Lead On")) |
Chris Whitley's Living with the law (his debut) and Terra Incognita (3rd cd)are IMHO both recordings to die for, Whitley is one of the best singer/songwriter/guitarist's to come out of the last decade and these two offerings indeed place him up there with the greatest musical poets of all time. The first is a ballardy national wood/steel guitar cd and the second is a little more electric rock with both having a country feel (not in the comercial way). Whitley is prolific is his use of alternate guitar tunings for both acoustic and electric. Please give this musician a chance, some of the most infectious music I have come across. |
Dr John "Auntha Zone" Gravelly soulful tight Louisianna funk
Roxy Music "Avalon" CLASSIC!
Best performance of a song live "Doors Essential Rarities track 14 "The END" |
http://www.papabear.com/pbindex.shtml
Here's a link to what was described for Tony Levin, there a few 30 second sound bites on site, I just ordered a copy, because it is VERY different.
Since I upgraded my amp to the Theta Dreadnaught II, the GREAT recordings now stand out, and this should be pretty cool.
To get a well recorded disc, IMHO I would purchase a CD for that reason, even if it wasn't a "favorite" recording for its content. My selection of ULVER Perdition City would fall under that heading. I'll have to rethink my collection and come back with a few more that might fit this category of UNIQUE sounding discs.....Recent Mathew Shipp would fall into that, even though Jazz.....nebula like in some of its sounds...
Duratek |
oh, i forgot this one:
Jeff Buckley - GRACE |
many many great items isted here. I add only two:
1. Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard (JVC XRCD version)
2. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Summitt: The master takes (remastered cd version)
whether you like jazz or not, these are ABSOLUTELY must owns.
BTW, Uncle Meat, I just ordered the Levin CD, thanks for the tip, and it suprises me you didn't list any ZAPPA! |
EVERY TIME I play this at a high end store, I get questions - Tony Levin's From the Caves of the Iron Mountain. It was recorded in the cave of an abandoned iron mine in New York state. On an excellent system, it is simply astonishing. I had the pleasure of hearing it through Audio Research tube monos with Watt/Puppies! STUNNING! VERY deep bass at times, and a HUGE soundstage. Oh yeah, the music is great too! Available from Papabearrecords.com. ENJOY! |
Wow, I am up to 4 pages in Word and not half way through the list. OK, here are some I have loved (sorry for the repeats)
Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert, Arbor Zena (just awesome, maybe my all time fav...)
Debussey - Trois Nocturnes
Patsy Cline - Greatest Hits
The Band - The Band
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music
Van Morrison - Moondance |
Here's my list, I look forward to seeing yours. (*I also started new thread for favorite ecclectic collection so we could begin fresh)
1.Govinda "Entwined and Entranced" (An amazing recording with synth, guitar, rich vocal accents and sounds undescribable)
2.Patick O'Hearn "Trust" (Ambient,New Age, synth)
3.Karsh Kale "Liberation" (Sound will pour from this CD, synth,programing,Madras Orchestra and much more....your speakers will scream)
4.Ulver "Perdition City" (Dark ODD well recorded CD of strange sounds and images)
5.Kruder and Dorfmeister "K and D Sessions" (For those who thought they would not like techno, strong recording!)
6. Brainbox "Primordia" (Another one of my strange CD'S...a feast for ears)
7. Preston Reed "Metal" (Accoustic Guitar Virtuoso)
8. Unitone "A Portrait of Strings" (A compilation of some amazing accoutic guitar artists)
9. Pat Metheney "Quiet Nights" (Accoustic Guitar Baritone
solo)
10. Robert Stanton "Accoustic Storm" (20 Bit recording, hard to find)
11.Joe Banamassa "blues deluxe" (One of the better recorded rock/blues genre. Ths guy is amazing)
12. Ryan Adams "Gold" (Nice recording and good song writing, a tad melancholy but solid)
13.Al DiMeola "Kiss My Axe" (One of my favorite recordings, tons of info to hear, very crisp)
14.Jackson Browne "The Naked Ride HOme" (Sweet recording, voice is pwoerful, musicians tight, great song writing, his best IMHO)
15. Suzanne Vega "Songs in Red and Grey" (Her best IMHO)
16. Echo and Bunnymen "Flowers" (All around SOLID rock CD, Vocals excellent, songs memorable)
I'm sure we all have many more, I'm gonna stop here, all take care, and happy listening. |
Doc Watson's "intrumentals" or something like that. I have listened to that over and over. |
Stereophile July 2003 awarded 5 stars to Telarc's recording of the Hovhaness Symphony#2. I tried to find it thru Tower and Amazon to no avail.
I went to Telarc's web site and learned that they have in in SACD. I
have not yet received it but am eager to hear this one.
Max Young |
For those of you who appreciate solid drums and funky bass...
Chili Peppers "Funky Monks" & "Walkabout"
and if you really like bass you've got to hear
Travis Larson Band "Georgia on my Mind" w/phenom bassist Victor Wooten (It's on iTunes I believe) |
All the Lyle Lovett recordings I've heard sound great. One of my favorite show-off tracks is Penguins from I Love Everybody.
Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley.
Keith Jarrett playing Handel's Suites for Piano.
Steely Dan, Two Against Nature
John Scofield, A Go Go |
Shaver - Tramp on Your Street
Ten Years After - A Space in Time
Danny Gatton - Cruisin' Dueces
Brian Auger - Closer to It
Willie Nelson - Across the Borderline
Audience - House on the Hill |
Rebecca Pidgeon, The Raven. Bought this a few years ago and listened to it once. It was recorded in 1994 and was transferred to SACD hybrid by Chesky a few years ago. When I purchased my SACD player about six weeks ago, I listened to it as it was the only SACD I owned. What a revelation! Finest sound I have ever heard including all of my vinyl. It sounds sensational in CD Redbook also. Wendy's Style Shop, cut 10 is my favorite. I listen to it over and over just to hear the sound quality. My family is going to have me committed pretty soon. Spanish Harlem is good too but a little too much reverberation. For the first time I have heard drums sound like real drums. The are other great songs on this recording also.
Another great recording is Allison Krauss and Union Station Live. New Favorite is my favorite cut. Holographic sound. |
Who would laugh at Johnny Mathis? He is a great singer and has had an extraordinarily long and productive career.
BTW-I have read that as a collegian in 1954, he posted a high jump record of 6' 5-1/2" which was about 2 inches short of the then existing Olympic record.
He was often referred to as "the best all-around athlete to come out of the San Francisco Bay Area." How's that for the singer of "Chances Are"! |
This may have been posted already, but I'm too lazy to check every post.
Open fire, Two Guitars - Johnny Mathis the remastered version - listen before you laugh |
In no particular order:
#1 John Coltrane - Blue Train
#2 Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
#3 Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow
#4 Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume 18 (HDCD)
#5 The Radiators - Live at The Great American Music Hall (also HDCD but it is not mentioned on the disk or artwork) |
-SARAH BRIGHTMAN "TIME TO SAY GOOD BYE" (this is not even the best track)
-KIRAN AHLUWALIA "KASHISH ATTRACTION" (pure female vocals)
-ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM "JAZZ MASTERS #13 (a greatest hits)
-SHAWN PHILLIPS "SECOND CONTRIBUTION" (great recording)
-LEONARD COHEN "SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN" (great music)
-KEITH JARRET "KOLN CONCERT"
-SANTANA "ABRAXIS"
-NEIL YOUNG "AFTER THE GOLD RUSH"
-DAVE BRUBECK "TIME OUT" |
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer redone by Classic Records on 200 gram vinyl is simply awesome - A must have for audiophiles, get it now before it's gone! |
Some of these are available on CeeDee, but my recs are based upon vinyl playback.
1. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor. Rostropovich, cello & Britten, piano (King Super Analogue Reissue).
2. Count Basie: 88 Basie Street (Analogue Productions 45 rpm reissue).
3. Tori Amos: Famous Blue Raincoat from The Songs of Leanord Cohen CD.
4. Michael Ruff: Wishing Well from the Speaking in Melodies (Sheffield Labs).
5. Albeniz: Suite Espanola. DeBurgos (Decca SXL 6355).
.... and a bonus choice of Yamamoto: Midnight Sugar on the Three Blind Mice label. |
John Mayer...Heavier Things
Peter Mallik group featuring Norah Jones...New York City
Just about anything mastered by Bob Ludwig, that guy is good. |
Some really nice stuff listed above!...That Norah Jones "Feels like home" is a real smoothy. Brothers in arms rocks!...Kkagawa: yes..I love all 3 you listed! Joe Jackson rocks great!...Another of my favorites is Suzanne Vega's "Solitude Standing" Her cut of "Fancy Poultry "is so cool. Im a sucker for female vocals. |
RY COODER-PARIS TEXAS SOUNDTRACK (WARNER BROTHERS)
RICKIE LEE JONES-RICKIE LEE JONES (WARNER BROTHERS)
DAVE BRUBECK-TIME OUT (CLASSIC RECORDS)
CHET BAKER-CHET (ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS)
MILES DAVIS-KIND OF BLUE (CLASSIC RECORDS)
BILL CONNORS-OF MYST AND MELDING (ECM)
BILL EVANS-WALTZ FOR DEBBIE (ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS)
STEELY DAN-GAUCHO
BEN WEBSTER-LIVE AT THE RENAISSANCE (ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS)
AMBROSIA-SOMEWHERE I NEVER TRAVELLED (WARNER BROTHERS) |
Its always finding music that has been recorded well. Below are just music choices
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Beatles: Abbey Road...why no good remastered CD or SACD yet?
Weather Report: Heavy Weather
Stevie Ray Vaughn: Texas Flood
James Brown: Funk Power 1970: same as Abbey Road... |
If you don't like Jazz....this could turn you.
Just about everything the Rippingtons have recorded.
Sensational recordings draw the best from your gear. |
Norah Jones 'Feels Like Home' Didn't think I was going to like this one very much... thought it might be 'OK'. But--it has snuck into my regular rotation, and has a dominating presence there. |
Shelby Lynne 'Identity Crisis'
Sarah Chang 'R. Strauss Violin Concerto & Sonata in E flat for Cello and Piano' EMI Classics
Alicia Keys 'Songs in A minor' This one because I don't even like hip hop, rap or most rhythm and blues and I can't stop playing this one or at least most of the songs on it. |
note: Unaccompanied Cello Suite actually got 4 votes on this list - just different performances. Fournier 2 YoYoMa 2
Goldberg variations got...2 also? |
Pierre Fournier
Bach Cello Suites
Best on original CD not remastered digital rerelease |
ACCENT - two Lps of J. Haydn trios for flute, violin and cello, with all three of the Kuijken brothers. |
Hey! There is a similar post on the Apogee Acoustics Users Group.Here's my pics that can take you to that special place we are continually trying to find.....(CD)Kenney Barron & Minu Cinelu-title, Swamp Sally.(CD)Trilok Gurtu-tile,Glimps(SACD)Mickey Hart-title,Planet Drum.(LP)Bireli Lagrene-title,Foreign Affairs.(SACD)"River of Sorrow"FIM..Thank's,John |
For classical fans: PROKOFIEV "Scythian suite" "Alexander Nevsky"
Conductor: Gergiev Kirov on Philips 289 473 600-2
BACH PARTITAS NOS 1,3&6 Richard Goode
Nonesuch 79698-2
BACH "The concertos for one and Two Harpsichords" Raymond Leppard, Andrew Davis, Philip Ledger and English Chamber Orchestra Philips 454 268-2
MOZART Piano Sonatas Fantasy in D minor, K397 K310, K311 & K533/494
Alfer Brendel Philips 289 473 689-2
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Even though the following may not be my 5 favorites (Beatles, Stones, Who, Led etc) I am attempting to list a few that aren't here already.
1. The Butts Band - "The Complete Recordings." Two former Doors make two albums as the Butts Band, the cd i got from Amazon has both on one disc. Simply great rock, r&b, and soul. Two different lead singers on each album, and the sound is good, but a little compressed.
2. Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns. Distributed by Flying Fish records (1975). It was recorded at Hound's Ear studio in Nashville, TN on June 22, 1974. No name, this LP simply has those names on the cover with each of their pictures. This is a blugrass/jazz album. They got these guys together to jam and recorded it. Wonderful music! Side 1 - Sweet Georgia Brown, Sauerkraut 'N solar energy, The old brown case (unbelievable solo acoustic guitar instrumental from Norman), 'A' Train. Side 2 - Going home, Mckinley's blues, Oconee, Vassar & Dave. My vinyl copy is getting old, it somehow survived the crazy years, but not unscathed. If you find this on any medium get it. If it's on cd, please let me know.
3. Waylon Jennings - "Dreaming my dreams." Possibly the best country album ever recorded.
4. The Flatlanders - "Now and again." Not a country dog in the bunch.
5. Eric Clapton - "Live in the Seventies." (Crossroads 2) This is a 4 cd box set that has only gotten mixed reviews. However, some of Eric's best blues guitar playing is on it. Since it's live he stretches out on some "old familiars" and more obscure blues. Even some of his mellow crooner tunes sound better than the studio versions.
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These are the recordings that I need to face this desert island.
Professor Longhair - Rock'n Roll Gumbo
Sarah Vaughn - No Count Sarah
Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends
World Saxophone Quartet - Revue
Ellen McIlwayne - We the People
Santana - III
Batacumbele - In Concert at the University of PR
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Mario Bauza - Tanga Suite
Led Zeppelin - II
Doc Watson - Doc Watson
James Carter - Chasin' the Gypsy
Alfred Brendel - Beethoven Sonatas (Vox Box)
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters (Dancing Cat)
Holmes Brothers - In the Spirit
Minoru Nojima - Nojima Plays Liszt
Joan Baez - Joan Baez
David Grisman Quartet - Hot Dawg
Los Lobos - La Pistola Y El Corazon
Paul Simon - Your the One
Phineas Newborn - The Great Jazz Piano of PN
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music
Beatles - Revolver
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
George Benson - Bad Benson
Stevie Ray Vaughn - In Step
Johnny Winter - Third Degree
Katie Webster - Swamp Boogie Queen
The Meters - Fire on the Bayou
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans - The TB BE Album
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch
Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Vol. 1
Albert Ayler - The Village Concerts |
Sneakin' Suspicion by Jack Semple
Time Loves a Hero by little Feat
Close to the Edge by Yes
Aja by Steely Dan
Slow Down by Keb Mo..some of these have been on my fav list for more than 25 yrs! Hard to pick a top 5. My list would probably be different a week ago or a week from now... |
Dark Side of the Moon on 180 gram vinyl, Brothers in Arms on vinyl |
If you like (progressive )latin jazz, a MUST listen is "Orlando Cachaito Lopez"
A fantastic recording of the best living Cuban musicians .The performances are stunning.
Strings,bass ,conga ,electric guitar,timbales ,horns.What a showcase for your system.The recording is perfect on the congas.It makes me shudder to think of what a lame job Chesky did on "Conga Kings",recording and performance wise |
Joe Jackson "Body and Soul"
Joni Mitchell "Wild Things Run Fast"
James Taylor "Hourglass" |
This is a great list. I found some on here where I thought that I was the only one who knew about them. I was wrong. Here are four which are mysteriously not here:
Sonny Rollins, "Saxophone Colossus" (JVC XRCD)
Sonny Rollins, "The Bridge" (Bluebird-)
Bill Evans, "Conversations with Myself" (Bluebird)
Charles Mingus, "New Tijuana Moods" (RCA Reissue)
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Mike Oldfield "AMAROK" . The more you listen to it the better it gets. Much of Mike Oldfield's music is that way. Most people only know him from Tubular Bells.
Sara Brightmna "DIVE" would be a good one too.
Damien "In Concert from Bucharest" . I saw him on a PBS special. The show did not do him justice. |
I picked up a CD about a year ago called "El Cielo" by a band called "Dredg". IMHO one of the best recordings to come around in a long time. Other than this, I have nothing to list that hasn't already been listed. |
1961 "Bayreuth" Parsifal reisue: Knappertsbusch, Hotter, London, Thomas.
"Symphonie Fantastique" conducted by Bernstein in 1963.
Shostakovich 5th symphonie, also by Benrstein...etc. |
One more that I forgot to mention is Thomas Dolby's "Aliens Ate My Buick." Great tunes, great recording. "Airhead" is a tune that I often use (in addition to my Dean Peer CD) when auditioning new gear.
Tom. |
in no order:
Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon", Miles Davis "Kind of Blue", Sade "Promise", Stone Temple Pilots "Core" (DVD Audio), Led Zeppelin "Houses of the Holy", Beatles "Abbey Road"(really almost any album), Mozart Symphonies any Chicago Symphony recordings, U2 "The Joshua Tree", Dixie Chicks "Fly" |
Grew up with Rock but always had a wimpy system so tended to search for more "intimate" recordings but it's hit or miss with musical content and/or sonics. Have many I never listen to...
Here's some that are great all around:
Bjork "Vespertine"
Radiohead "Amnesiac"
Nick Cave "Boatman's Call"
XTC "Apple Venus Vol 1"
Miles Davis "Filles De Kilimanjaro" Columbia (remastered)
Gil Evans "The Individualism of Gil Evans" Verve\
Jack JeJohnette "Tin Pan Alley" w/Freeman bros. (ECM-Vinyl)
Tired of what I have, any swappeds out there?
A |
Dean Peer , "Its All Good " , Sting " Living Sea " , Janice Ian " Breaking Silence" , Seal " One " , and the sacd version of Beck s " Sea Change ". |
